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Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Move Primary Election Date from May to September Referendum (1940)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 | |
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| Topic Elections and campaigns |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote was to uphold contested legislation moving the primary nominating elections from May to the first Wednesday after the first Monday of September. |
A "no" vote was to repeal contested legislation moving the primary nominating elections from May to the first Wednesday after the first Monday of September. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 156,421 | 41.42% | ||
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221,203 | 58.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 308-309 was as follows:
| “ | BILL CHANGING THE PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTIONS FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER—Purpose: Providing for changing the date of the; primary nominating elections from the third Friday in May to the first Wednesday after the first Monday in September; adjusting the dates for performance of various duties to conform therewith; providing for the; nomination of national committeemen and committeewomen and the election of delegates at large to the national political conventions by the; state central committees of the respective political parties, the election; of congressional district delegates to such conventions by the respective district nominating committees consisting of county central committeemen, and the organization of the county and state central committees. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for a veto referendum was equal to 5% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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Footnotes
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